The Golden Ass | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Lucius - This character is a Roman citizen who is curious and shows no self-restraint.

Psyche - This character is one of three beautiful daughters. Of the three, she is by far the most beautiful.

Milo - This character is quite wealthy, and he is a money lender. He is incredibly stingy.

Fotis - This character helps the main character indulge his curiosity which leads ultimately to his accidental transformation into a donkey.

Pamphile - This character is a witch and is powerful enough, evidently, to even challenge the gods.

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